Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Palestinians Riot as Busloads of Jewish Worshippers Visit Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus
JERUSALEM — Palestinians in Nablus attacked Israeli soldiers escorting a convoy of Jewish worshippers who entered the West Bank city to visit Joseph’s Tomb. The 26 busloads of worshippers arrived overnight Wednesday into Thursday in order to visit the purported burial place of the Jewish patriarch. The site is holy to Muslims, Christians and Jews….
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Fast Forward Orthodox Brooklyn Neighborhood Hit With Swastikas
JTA — A vandal drew swastikas on public and private property in a Brooklyn neighborhood. The swastikas were drawn in white marker early Monday morning, the New York Post reported on Wednesday. They were found on garbage can lids, a residential gate, a traffic control box, and the door of a building in Marine Park,…
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Fast Forward Swastikas Scrawled at Park and School in Suburban Maryland
— Swastikas were spray-painted at a park and an elementary school in Rockville, Maryland. The swastikas were discovered on Sunday, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. A witness said he saw two white boys spray-painting the swastikas, according to the Post. Montgomery County police told the newspaper they contacted the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater…
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Fast Forward Iowa Senate Votes 38-9 for Anti-BDS Bill
— The Iowa state Senate voted to approve a bill aimed at countering the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS, movement against Israel. The bill approved Wednesday by a vote of 38-9 prevents state funds from being invested in companies that boycott Israel. The bill was passed in February year by the Iowa state House….
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Fast Forward J Street Slams Dani Dayan For Calling Group ‘Anti-Jewish’
(JTA) — J Street slammed Israel’s newly named consul general to New York, former settler leader Dani Dayan, for describing the liberal pro-Israel group as “anti-Israel” and “un-Jewish.” Dayan, who was named to the post on Monday in a brief statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, made the remarks during an interview that aired Sunday…
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The Schmooze Israeli Couple’s Big Day Saved By Crowdsourced Wedding Crashers
(JTA) — An Israeli couple’s wedding day went from depressing to uplifting thanks to social media. At first, just a handful of guests showed up Sunday for the wedding of Annette and Lior Solomon at the Harmonia Bagan event venue near Gadera Junction in south-central Israel. Apparently, according to Ynet, most of the invited guests…
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Recipes Cooking for Passover Like a 5-Star Kosher Chef
Inbal Hotel Jerusalem, where the chef offered an online how-to on holiday cooking. Courtesy Inbal Hotel. (JTA) – At this time of year I always ask around to my friends and neighbors for new and creative Passover recipes — and if I can stand upright after chasing after crumbs of chametz, helping my kids prepare…
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Fast Forward British Anti-Semitic Incidents Double to All-Time High
(JTA) — A Jewish security watchdog group in Britain recorded 1,168 anti-Semitic incidents for 2014, the highest annual total ever recorded. The 2014 incidents recorded by the Community Security Trust are more than double the 535 anti-Semitic incidents recorded in 2013, and the first time that the group has recorded more than 1,000 anti-Semitic incidents…
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